COVID-19 and ECMO: the interplay between coagulation and inflammation—a narrative review
Abstract Infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has presently become a rapidly spreading and devastating global pandemic. Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-V ECMO) may serve as life-saving rescue therapy for refractory respiratory failure in the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-05-01
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Series: | Critical Care |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-02925-3 |